Sunday

Interact with experts in the field during these smaller, less formal 90-minute sessions. Interesting cases on specific topics, similar to cases being reviewed in a hospital on a multiheaded microscope are reviewed using a video microscope.

Educational Objectives:
1. Participants will have an increased differential diagnosis for columnar, neuroendocrine and squamoid lesions of the lung
2. A methodical approach to preliminary interpretations will be learned using cases as a basis for discussing pitfalls
3. Participants will have an increased awareness of non-neoplastic processes that can simulate malignancies (infections, hamartomas, reactive changes)
4. Participants will have an increased understanding of how cytomorphology overlaps between reactive processes and metastatic tumors

This session will cover basic, intermediate and advanced case examples of pulmonary cytology. After baseline material is given, participants will have a chance to render opinions of cases, followed by real life handling of the case (the good and the bad) and the ultimate outcome for the patient. Some "zebras" will be incorporated to keep cytologists of all experiences entertained and challenged.

This session will use case studies of challenges in gynecologic cytopathology to illustrate key cytomorphologic features of various disease processes. The cases will focus on Pap tests. Follow-up surgical biopsies will also be shown when available. Knowledge of the 2001 Bethesda System for reporting cervical cytology is assumed. The associated 2006 ASCCP management guidelines will also be covered to reflect the interpretations of the Pap tests.

Educational Objectives:
1. Describe the cytologic features seen with aspirates of pancreatic solid masses
2. Discuss the role of the cytopathologist with the treatment of pancreatic cystic lesions
3. List the ancillary tests that can be helpful for interpreting fine needle aspirates of pancreatic cystic and solid lesions

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Better imaging techniques and sampling methods have, over the past decade, led to a marked increase in the number of pancreatic fine needle aspiration specimens many laboratories see. This tutorial will review the cytologic features of both common and uncommon pancreatic neoplasms and other lesions. It is aimed to be practical, with a particular discussion of what can and cannot be done in individual cases.